OTG chooses Ian Hepworth 
Ocean Technologies Group (OTG) has appointed Ian Hepworth as chief technology officer (CTO) to further strengthen its leadership team. Hepworth is an experienced CTO and senior technology professional. Having worked for a range of businesses from start-ups to globally... more
Strike Aviation Group picks Julia Knecht-Ostwaldt
Strike Aviation Group has appointed Julia Knecht-Ostwaldt as chief operating officer for Europe. She joined Strike Aviation in 2007 as commercial director Europe and has an extensive background in the air cargo industry. Knecht-Ostwaldt: “After managing commercial... more
Leschaco settles its succession
Bremen-based family-owned company Leschaco Group is a logistics service provider specialising in intercontinental logistics solutions for sea and air freight as well as contract logistics and tank container operations. In August 2021, Jörg Conrad, CEO of the Leschaco Group,... more
Deputy directors for Swiss civil aviation and environment...
Switzerland’s environment, transport, energy and communications ministry has appointed Martin Schmid Ding as the deputy director of its federal office of civil aviation (Foca), and Paul Steffen as the deputy director of its federal office for the environment. Martin Schmid Ding... more
Changes on the Royal Vopak board
The supervisory board of Royal Vopak has nominated Michiel Gilsing to succeed Gerard Paulides as CFO and as a member of the executive board. Frits Eulderink, in turn, has been nominated for another term as COO and as a member of the executive board. The moves are subject to... more
Volga-Dnepr specialists honoured
The XI International Forum held in St Petersburg (Russia) recently, entitled “Arctic: today and the future”, saw four Volga-Dnepr employees recognised for their contribution to developing the Arctic and Antarctic regions. Igor Aksenov, general director, was recognised “for the... more
Gruber's Condotta on 2Zero's executive board
2Zero, a European association which supports efforts and initiatives towards achieving zero emission mobility, has just elected its new executive board, representing various stakeholder categories. For the first time, the association has elected a representative of the European... more
e-Cargoware picks Johan Ruthstrom
e-Cargoware has appointed Johan Ruthstrom as head of commercial to further develop and drive forward their business activities. Ruthstrom joins e-Cargoware bringing 30+ years’ experience in commercial, marketing, business development and international business relations... more
Virgin Atlantic Cargo promotes Phil Wardlaw
Virgin Atlantic Cargo has named Phil Wardlaw as its new vice president and managing director. Wardlaw has been working for Virgin Atlantic for 17 years and has held numerous leadership roles in the operations and engineering teams. He was appointed VP engineering &... more
Hactl wins sustainability award
Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) – Hong Kong’s largest independent cargo handler – has scooped up the sustainability award, at the pride of ground handling awards. Sustainability is a new award category introduced this year. Judges sought evidence of quality,... more